Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22
The CLOSING DAY.
Wednestsy Afternoons Session of the
Clark County Farmen'
Institute.

Psraaasat Organisation E6ected-On
Gers Observation-Disclosures Adopted
-Addresses and Discussions
Full Report.
WEDNESDAY AFrERNooN-CLosING sEs
SION.
The institute was called to order by tn
chairman.
X. L. Holman reported ~ follows iron
The committee on permanent organization
SPRINGFIELD, o., Dec. 81. 1887.
Chairman Of Clark Co. Formers Institute:
SIK:-Your committee appointed 70 nom
inate officers for the proposed Farmers In
stitute Of this county beg leave TO report ..
follows. viz:
President-G p. Raup.
Secretary-John Barnett.
Treasurer-Wm. Crabill. sen.
Executive committee-Bethel township
J. s. Williams; Mad River township. Mar.
tin Shellabareer; Madison township. Cap
tain Bown; MOoreheld township. r. S.
Holman; Harmony township. J. A. Stew,
art; Pike township. VIM. Sterfett; German
township; Jacob Metzel; Greene township.
George Elder; Pleasant township. Milton
.
Yours respectfully, r. L. HOLMAN,
J.J. TUrTIE.
PETER SINrz.
The report was adopted by . unanimous
vote.
c. n. Nichols reported from the com.
mittee on resolutions as follows:
Resolved. That We commend the raising
Of small fruits and vegetables ss prOfita-
bic industry for Clark county.
Resolved. That 1t is the sense of this
body that the pay Of our county officers
and oil persons in the employ Of the coun-
~. be reduced to correspond with the re-
dpcti0n In oil farm products.
Resolved, That this institute urge upon
our farmers . more diversified variety of
farm products and that all pay more aften-
tion 70 the home markets.
Resolved, That We recommend that the
valuable hints given In this meeting 90 the
subject Of the saving o. farm manures be
taken into consideration by the farmers of
this county.
Resolved. That this meeting urge our
representatives in the legislature to take up
at . very early day the subject
Of taxation. and urge the fOrma-
tion Of = commission TO take up the laws re-
ferring to taxation and thoroughly revise
them and have them passed upon before
another revaluation of the realty. that all
kinds of property may bear their equal bur-
den.
Resolved. That we should. as Americans,
put ourselves into . position in which we
can produce, no far rs practicable, all arti-
cles and products consumed by the Amer-
can people. and cultivate q foreign market
for such products as We cannot prottably
consume at home.
Resolved, That We heartily thank Col.
Brigham. Mr.. Terry and Mr. Longenecker
for their very able, interesting and instruct
ing addresses: and the Misses MeIlinger for
their beautiful singing and playing. We
also thank the cOmmittee-R L. Holman,
X. n. Lowery. John Howell, J. C. Ogden
and William Crlbill-for their efficient
work. C. NJ. NICHOLS,
j. T. WARDFR,
EDWARD MERRITT,
q. p. RAUP.
The resolutions were adopted.
K s. Thompson delivered sn address on
'Commercial Fertilizers. Mr.. Thompson
spoke Of the elements needed in the soil
These elements must be supplied in proper
proportions and in adequate quantities
Bones are needed but they must be crushed
andi distributed, equally, over the soil. You
can't make soil out of commercial fertil-
i1ers. There Is no such thing IS an ex-
hausted soil. Soil may he barren but it is
mover exhaustediby cropping. Yet . man
may spoil ground BY continual cropping A
good crop Of wheat takes LIS pounds out of
an acre. Constant cropping changes the
condition Of the soil.
Clover will not add to the soil, but It will |
20 change its condition as to make IL favor |
able for . wheat crop.
Commercial fertilizers do not enrich the |
soil. They may change its conditions SO as |
10 favor crops.
Old boot soles are Of no benefit as fertil- |
IIers. They are insoluble.
The good Lord knew that fool farmers |
would crop their lands to death, and so pro- |
vided against it BY storing up the RENE |
dies.
One should know what kind Of CONNER
cial fertilizer each tract Of soil needs. and |
when It needs it.
Bone dust produces . pile Of straw. the
straw produces manure, and the manure /
produces . crop of wheat
God did not intend that . farm should be |
worked and exhausted like gold mine A |
good soil for Thousand years.
Mr. Holman urged he appointment Of q /
committee to resrrange for the formation |
Of county centennial organization.
Commissioner d. W. Rawlings moved |
that Gen. S. H. Hurst be invited to come |
here and hold meeting. in the interest of |
the Centennial Observation. by Ohio. on |
some day in January to suit his convenience. |
The motion was unanimously carried.
BY vote, the chair appointed r l.. Hol- |
man. ID. W. Rawlings and J. II. Blose. esq. |
Mr.. Nathan Marsh spoke on the best |
Breeds Of Sheep. The fine wooled sheep |
In this country are the sheep that we ought |
70 raise. Southd0wns are now better |
adapted than formerly to this section. but !
the hne- wOoled sh ep are the most proht- |
able. The different breeds feed about the |
same. Nothing on the farm is of more |
import nee than sheep. We had better |
stick to tho sheep. Mr.. Marsh raised the |
CotswOld sheep for mutton.
Asa Fran kiln spoke OF the raising Of corn |
and potatoes. Farming can be made an
exact science. We may IS well raise 80 or
90 bushels Of corn to the acre as . less
amount The land should be properly
HOI,I1